Precision and timing of gene expression is essential for normal biological functions and, when disrupted, can lead to many ...

One of the most well-studied cellular responses is how they react during times of stress, such as when the temperature gets ...

Living cells may generate electricity through the natural motion of their membranes. These fast electrical signals could play ...

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...

A centromere is a specialized location in the DNA that functions as the control center of cell division and is maintained, unchanged, across generations of cells. It is characterized by a special ...

New evidence of electrical power generation on cell membranes could offer insights into how living cells interact with their ...

Every cell depends on proteins to function and stay healthy. These proteins are made inside the cell from amino acids, but ...